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Show DOWAGER EMPRESS DEAD. Passing of Remarkable Woman Who Ruled Chinese for Half Century. Peking. Tszo Hsl An, tho dowager empress of China, nutocrntla head ot tho government, which she directed without successful Interforenco slnco 1801, nnd without protest since 1881, died nt 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. An edict Issued at 8 o'clock, Sunday morning placed upon ' tho throne Prince Pu Yl. tho 3-yenr-old son of Prince Chun, tbe regent ot tho empire, In aeeordance .with a promise given bj;, the, dowager omprees t uooiwaf'ter,. the niarrlngo of Prlnco Chun In 1903, An edict lssfe!d on Friday mailo Prince. Pu Yi heir "presumptive, Tho forotgn legations were notified Sunday morning by tho foreign board of tho death of tho emperor and the succession of Prlnco Pu Yl. Troops, have been In readiness for several days to quell any disorders that might arise on tiro death ot Kuang Kunng Hsu. Tho possibility ot uprisings up-risings was made gronter because of tho fact 'that tho death of the dowager dow-ager empress was known to bo closo lit hand. Until word ot tho death Is spread broadrast no disorders nro appro-bonded. appro-bonded. China Is quieter now than ut any time since 1900. Local disorders disor-ders n the south are possible on any pretext, but the north Is moro Inclined In-clined to peace. There are few signs of nntflgonlsm to foreigners, nnd there is no manner ot doubt that Prince Chun will be able to meet the situation. |